Former Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan comments on Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce.
Simon Jordan has mocked Steve Bruce’s decision to leave Crystal Palace for Birmingham City on social networking site Twitter.
Bruce, now in charge of Championship club Aston Villa, was appointed the Palace manager on May 31, 2001, as reported by The Telegraph.
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The former Manchester United central defender left his role at the Eagles to take charge of the Birmingham first team in December 2001, as reported by The Telegraph.
Then Palace chairman Jordan had initially refused to accept Bruce’s resignation, as reported by The Telegraph, and he has now mocked him on Twitter.
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The 49-year-old believes that Bruce is a very good manager, but he has taken a dig at his decision to leave Palace for Birmingham back in 2001.
Villa are 14th in the Championship table at the moment with 36 points from 29 matches.
The Villans are eight points above the relegation zone and 13 points behind Sheffield Wednesday, who are currently sixth in the standings and occupy the final playoff spot.
Bruce’s side are likely to miss out on a top-six finish in the Championship this season.
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